Top 5 Hedge Fund Managers Earned $6.875 Billion in 2017

Top 5 Hedge Fund Managers Earned $6.875 Billion in 2017

The top 5 hedge fund managers in the world earned a combined $6.875 billion in 2017. James Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies earned the most with $1.7 billion, while David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management earned $1.4 billion in 2017. The 3rd highest earning hedge fund manager in 2017 is Kenneth Griffin, founder of Citadel with $1.3 billion.

” Top 5 Hedge Fund Managers Earned $6.875 Billion in 2017 “

With $6.875 billion earnings in 2017, the top 5 hedge fund managers are earning more than $18 million a day.